Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Charlottesville City Council Votes to Violate State Law - Will Attempt to Tear Down Lee Monument

Last night, in a city council meeting that once again resembled more of a circus than a representative form of government, Charlottesville City Council voted 3-2 to attempt to tear down the magnificent equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from its place in LEE Park. Against the advice of its own City Attorney, its self-appointed Blue Ribbon Commission, and the wishes of the overwhelming majority of its citizens, they voted to violate state law in order to carry out their campaign of hate and bigotry. Tensions were high and police had to escort several people out of the meeting when tempers boiled over into fighting, all a result of the divisive climate created by City Council. A 10 year old girl who stood to address city council was actually booed loudly by the monument haters and others were the target of their jeers and taunts.

The majority of the speakers last night spoke eloquently and passionately for keeping the monuments. Perhaps one of the most poignant moments was when Kenneth Jackson, an African-American and life-long member of the community got up and called Bellamy out for the chaos, hate, and division he and Szakos have caused in the community. He received thunderous applause and cheers for his comments, which included…

“I can tell y’all, we didn’t have these issues. We grew up together. I used to walk through every neighborhood,” he said. “Don’t play black folks for a fool. This disgusts me — and you’re supposed to be our leaders? Our parents didn’t hate the statue.”

The few that spoke for removal, like the council members who voted to do the same, blamed the Robert E. Lee monument for everything from white supremacy…to Jim Crow…to President Trump. It was obvious to anyone there that this entire process was a set up from the start. Comments from council member Kristin Szakos, Wes Bellamy, and Bob Fenwick were so ridiculous that they brought outbursts of laughter from the council chambers… reflective of the fact that the entire county is laughing at them, as well. The biggest rise came when Fenwick had the nerve to complain about the fact that Wes Bellamy had received messages that came from folks who were obviously “racist”. Poor Wes was apparently so shook up that he spent the entire meeting staring at his laptop, even when citizens were speaking. Apparently not much has changed since he tweeted “I really tune out when white people talk in community meetings” just a few short years ago…

The fate of the monument was decided by three people. Councilman Kristin Szakos, a leftist extremist who has called for the removal for years put forth the proposal. The motion was seconded by disgraced Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy, who led the charge to tear down the monument last spring, and was forced to resign from both the State Board of Education AND his position as a teacher in Albermarle County Schools after numerous vulgar and vile racist, sexist and homophobic tweets were uncovered and published. http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2016/11/wes-bellamy-charlottesville-twitter The third and deciding vote came from Bob Fenwick, a spineless, career politician who flip flopped after voting no just two weeks ago. One can only imagine what happened in the past two weeks to purchase that vote. Mayor Mike Signer and Councilman Kathy Galvin voted to keep the statues, but they are no friends to us our any citizen who honors Confederate heritage. In their comments, they both made it clear that they have also bought (hook, line and sinker) into the false white supremacy/racist/slavery narrative that has so permeated this entire process. They basically apologized for voting no.

For those of you who had not been following our ongoing war with Charlottesville City Council, the vote last night was not unexpected. We were prepared and if you had to sit through any of those meetings you understand why we are actually glad it finally happened and we no longer have to sit through meeting after meeting waiting for the shoe to drop. Our attorney will be sending a letter today, detailing what action is forthcoming, and we understand lawsuits and injunctions will be filed by others as soon as the courthouse doors open this morning.

The social justice activist extremists in Charlottesville have voted to violate state law and even bragged about it in their comments. Fenwick, in his comments, says he "welcomes lawsuits". Apparently, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars is no big deal when it's taxpayer money that is being wasted.

The statues aren't going anywhere. These people actually think things will quiet down now. They are mistaken. We have not yet begun to fight.

We are well prepared for this next battle, but will need help and support. Poles are under construction as we type for new flag sites in and around Charlottesville, and we are working on several other surprises. Please stay tuned for more information about how you can help. It is our prayer that this action by Charlottesville City Council will have the effect that so many others have had...to awaken thousands more to action to defend our history, heritage, and the good name of the Confederate soldier.

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” ― George Orwell

This is the most ridiculous waste of time and money that I have ever seen. Why on earth would they go to all of this trouble, waste of time and money when there are so many other things that could be done with this money? And 3 people get to choose? That is insane. And what about the people who live outside of the city here in Albemarle County? Why dont WE get a say so in this? After all, the city gets a lot of our taxpayer dollars. Why not put this issue on the next election ballot, and hear what all the taxpayers have to say instead of allowing 3 people to make a decision that affects us all? City council is a circus.

As to WHY they are doing it, this is part of the agenda begun by Nikki Haley and Jenny Horne, and the fruit of the NAACP hate memos back in 1991 to rev up the race war to ramp up their fundraising efforts. They needed a new villain, rather than celebrate all the progress made in race relations in this country. And so, no matter the damage to people, no matter the THEFT of RIGHTFUL heritage to Americans of ALL colors, the NAACP pushed the hate and division - honoring their socialist orings going back to 1910. Szakos IS a Marxist; she organized for Obama. As to the RINOs, they have this popular misrepresentation of history, attempting to link the Democrats of 1860 (who were constitutional conservatives THEN) to slavery - when slavery was a national problem. We must fight on ALL fronts - the legal issues, and the widespread ignorance of such people and their pandering for political ends, no matter the effects of LIES.

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The Virginia Flaggers were organized on September 5, 2011. What began with just a few dedicated Southerners, has now grown to include hundreds of people, from all over the country, who have joined us in defending the honor of the Confederate Veteran, protesting Heritage violations, and forwarding the colors in Richmond, and Virginia… and beyond!

When needed, flaggers stand with our flags against those in opposition in a peaceful, yet forceful manner, to educate and inform the general public, and in open and visible protest against those who have attacked us, our flags, our ancestors, or our Heritage.

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